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Eric Clapton |
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Miscellaneous |
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I SHOT THE SHERIFF |
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by Bob Marley |
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I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy. |
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I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy. |
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All around in my home town |
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They're trying to track me down. |
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They say they want to bring me in guilty |
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For the killing of a deputy, |
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For the life of a deputy. |
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But I say: |
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I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense. |
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I shot the sheriff, and they say it is a capital offense. |
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Sheriff John Brown always hated me; |
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For what I don't know. |
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Every time that I plant a seed |
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He said, "Kill it before it grows." |
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He said, "Kill it before it grows." |
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I say: |
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I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense. |
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I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense. |
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Freedom came my way one day |
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And I started out of town. |
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All of a sudden I see sheriff John Brown |
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Aiming to shoot me down. |
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So I shot, I shot him down. |
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I say: |
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I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy. |
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I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy. |
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Reflexes got the better of me |
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And what is to be must be. |
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Every day the bucket goes to the well, |
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But one day the bottom will drop out, |
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Yes, one day the bottom will drop out. |
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But I say: |
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I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy, oh no. |
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I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy, oh no. |